College football All-America teams

College football All-America teams

Published Dec. 14, 2011 12:00 a.m. ET

FIRST TEAM

OFFENSE

Quarterback - Robert Griffin III, junior, 6-foot-2, 220 pounds, Baylor.
Running backs - Montee Ball, junior, 5-11, 210, Wisconsin; Trent Richardson, junior, 5-11, 224, Alabama.
Tackles - Barrett Jones, senior, 6-5, 311, Alabama; Matt Kalil, junior, 6-7, 295, Southern California.
Guards - David DeCastro, senior, 6-5, 310, Stanford; Kevin Zeitler, senior, 6-4, 318, Wisconsin.
Center - David Molk, senior, 6-2, 286, Michigan.
Wide receivers - Justin Blackmon, junior, 6-1, 215, Oklahoma State; Robert Woods, sophomore, 6-1, 180, Southern California.
Tight end - Dwayne Allen, junior, 6-4, 255, Clemson.
All-purpose player - Sammy Watkins, freshman, 6-1, 180, Clemson.
Kicker - Randy Bullock, senior, 5-9, 212, Texas A&M.

DEFENSE
Ends - Melvin Ingram, senior, 6-2, 276, South Carolina; Whitney Mercilus, junior, 6-4, 265, Illinois.
Tackles - Devon Still, senior, 6-5, 310, Penn State; Jerel Worthy, junior, 6-3, 310, Michigan State.
Linebackers - Luke Kuechly, junior, 6-3, 237, Boston College; Jarvis Jones, sophomore, 6-3, 241, Georgia; Dont'a Hightower, junior, 6-4, 260, Alabama.
Cornerbacks - Morris Claiborne, junior, 6-0, 185, LSU; Tyrann Mathieu, sophomore, 5-9, 175, LSU.
Safeties - Mark Barron, senior, 6-2, 218, Alabama; Bacarri Rambo, junior, 6-0, 218, Georgia.
Punter - Brad Wing, freshman, 6-3, 184, LSU.

SECOND TEAM

OFFENSE
Quarterback - Andrew Luck, junior, Stanford.
Running backs - LaMichael James, junior, Oregon; David Wilson, junior, Virginia Tech.
Tackles - Jonathan Martin, senior, Stanford; Nate Potter, senior, Boise State.
Guards -Will Blackwell, senior, LSU; Austin Pazstor, senior, Virginia.
Center - Peter Konz, junior, Wisconsin.
Wide receivers - Ryan Broyles, senior, Oklahoma; Kendall Wright, senior, Baylor.
Tight end - Tyler Eifert, junior, Notre Dame.
All-purpose player - Joe Adams, senior, Arkansas.
Kicker - Caleb Sturgis, junior, Florida.
 

DEFENSE
Ends - Frank Alexander, senior, Oklahoma; Vinny Curry, senior, Marshall.
Tackles - Joe Vellano, junior, Maryland; Derek Wolfe, senior, Cincinnati.
Linebackers - Courtney Upshaw, senior, Alabama; Lavonte David, senior, Nebraska; Manti Teo, junior, Notre Dame.
Cornerbacks - David Amerson, sophomore, North Carolina State; Dre Kirkpatrick, junior, Alabama.
Safeties - Markelle Martin, senior, Oklahoma State; Antonio Allen, senior, South Carolina.
Punter - Ryan Allen, junior, Louisiana Tech.

THIRD TEAM

Quarterback - Matt Barkley, junior, Southern California.
Running backs - Ronnie Hillman, sophomore, San Diego State; Bobby Rainey, senior, Western Kentucky.
Tackles - Levy Adcock, senior, Oklahoma State; Cordy Glenn, senior, Georgia.
Guards - Ryan Miller, senior, Colorado; Gabe Ikard, sophomore, Oklahoma.
Center - Grant Garner, senior, Oklahoma State.
Wide receivers - Jordan White, senior, Western Michigan; Patrick Edwards, senior, Houston.
Tight end - Coby Fleener, senior, Stanford.
All-purpose player - Tavon Austin, junior, West Virginia.
Kicker - Quinn Sharp, junior, Oklahoma State.

DEFENSE
Ends - Sam Montgomery, sophomore, LSU; Andre Branch, senior, Clemson.
Tackles - John Simon, junior, Ohio State; Fletcher Cox, junior, Mississippi State.
Linebackers - Tank Carder, senior, TCU; Sammy Brown, senior, Houston; Emmanuel Acho, senior, Texas.
Cornerbacks - Nigel Malone, junior, Kansas State; Brodrick Brown, junior, Oklahoma State.
Safeties - Josh Bush, senior, Wake Forest; George Iloka, senior, Boise State.
Punter - Shawn Powell, senior, Florida State.

AP All-America team selection panel:
Bob Asmussen, Champaign (Ill.) News-Gazette; Greg Auman, St. Petersburg (Fla.) Times; Robert Cessna, Bryan-College Station (Texas) Eagle; Chadd Cripe, Idaho Statesman; Seth Emerson, The Macon (Ga.) Telegraph and Columbus (Ga.) Ledger-Enquirer; Erik Gee, KNML-AM Albuquerque, N.M.; Eric Hansen, South Bend (Ind.) Tribune; Mike Herndon Press-Register. Mobile, Ala.; Joshua Kendall, The State, Columbia, S.C.; Rob Long, CBS Radio 105.7 Baltimore; Dave Matter, Columbia (Mo.) Daily Tribune; Sam McKewon, Omaha (Neb.) World-Herald; Dave Reardon, Honolulu Star-Advertiser; Kyle Ringo, Daily Camera, Boulder, Colo.; Keith Sargeant, Home News Tribune, Somerville, N.J.; John Shinn, The Norman (Okla.) Transcript.

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